Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-10-20
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Superior Court-CrimInal Side-Judge
Torrance.

Torrance.
Edward McDermott, Chief Bollman's as
sailant, was yesterday sentenced by Judge |
Torrance to one year in jail State Attorney |
Doolittle read the long police record of Nc |
Dermott and said that he had not prosecuted I
him for an assault with intent to kill, for he |
was not perfectly satisfied that McDermott |
had that intent. The maximum penalty for |
assault was a year in Jail and $500 fine. As
McDermott had no money to pay any fine, he
recommended year in Jail. Judge Tor
rance made this the sentence Of the court.
FOUR YEARS IN PRISON.
The Tanning gang of boy burglars of this
city were next tried. The members all plead
ed guilty. The gang is largely made up of
the Tanning family and no less than three of
this illustrious gathering occupied seats IN
the pen. They were James, Daniel and
Joseph. All of these; together with Pierce
]. Dorney, Charles DALEY and Francis Carr,
other members of the gang, were arrested re-
Gently for burglarizing Patrick Rowley's sa-
loon on Hamilton street and relieving him of
several boxes of cigars The Tanning trio
pleaded guilty. Joseph Tanning was sem
fenced to four years at Wethersfield and his
two younger brothers to two years each. At
torney T. J. Fox, who appeared for Carr,
stated to Mr.. Doolittle the facts relating to
his client. Upon investigation the State at
torney came to the conclusion that Carr was
innocent and nolled his case. Dorney and
Daley both changed their plea to guilty and
took two years in the State prison.
''FERG" GALLAGHER SENTENCED.
John Gallagher, who robbed the dry goods
store of Lucius Rowe in the Annex Septem-
Der %, pleaded guilty to the charge. He was
but recently released from States prison and
is supposed to be dying with consumption,
On he
one year in the county Jail. Patrick j. Stat
terry, who was accused with him in this
crime, as some of the stolen goodsswere
traced to him, has maintained his innocence
of the theft continually since his arrest.
Gallagher says, too, that Slattery is innocent
and he did the job alone. State Attorney
Doolittle nolled the case against Slattery.
OTHER PRISONERS SENTENCED.
Michael KiIbride was bound over for an
assault with intent to steal the watch of
George A. Sleicher of the Parker House
wine room on the night of September 5. The
watch was not stolen, and Mr.. Doolittle
amended the information to a simple assault,
| to which Kilbride plead guilty and was SEN
| fenced to six months in Jail.
William E. Tomlinson pleaded guilty to
| being tramp in Derby and was sentenced
/ to four months in States prison.
John Dunn was then put on trial for the
| burglary of meat market on Washington
| street last summer.
| The jury yesterday afternoon brought in a
| verdict of guilty in John Dunn's case and he
/ was sentenced to four years in State prison.
Superior Court-Civi Sfde-Judge An.
| drews.
| Arguments were made before Judge An
| drews yesterday in the case of Cotton vs..
Thompson.
DIVORCES GRANTED.
Phoebe Scoville was divorced from John
Scoville ON the ground of intolerable cruelty.
George H. Bario was divorced from Mary
Basic. Mary deserted her husband.
city Court Criminal side Judge
| Thompson.
| Breach of the peace-Harry Bellman nolled:
Erich Aanson, So fine, $1.42 eostr; Carl A.
Hadman, discharged Serene D. Davis, 81
fine, $4.95 costs; Bridget Boland, $40 fine,
7.98 costs; Alexander Gilpin, discharged;
Frank A. Brown, George R. Potter, 81 fine
and So II costs, each.
Violation of Sunday liquor law-Ann Ban
hahan, SIS fine, $16.75 costs.
| Vagraney-John 81. McQueeny, nolled;
William White, judgment suspended for one
month.
Burglary-George Brown from H. Stevens,
CONTINUED to October 25.
Resisting officer Thomas McKeon, $25 fine;
Frank Harrison, $32 fine.
Fast driving-Frank Grew, 81 fine, So. As
costs: Thomas McKeon, 81 fine, $3.45 costs.
Court Notes.
In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday a
judgment by default was granted the plain
tiff in the case of J. D. Dewell & Co. VS..
Francis j. Harrison for $127.93 damages and
$22.96 costs.
SALOON KEEPER FINED.
| Ann Bannahan, who keeps Pine street
saloon, was fined $75 and costs in the City
court yesterday for violating the Sunday
liquor law.
HER LICENSE REVOKED.
Mrs. William Denney, of Meriden, had her
license revoked yesterday by the county COM
missioners
| THE WIFE MURDER CASE.
| Attorney James Pigott of New Haven,
| counsel for Martin Pninney, who fatally
stabbed his wife in Naugatuek several months
| ago, has made overtures to State Attorney
murder in the second degree. Mr.. Terry
says that he does not know what he will do.
He does not know whether Phinney
could be convicted of murder Fin the first de
| gree, and if he was not he might escape pun
ishment altogether; on the other hand should
Mr.. Pigott's proposition be accepted the
| prisoner would be sure of sentence.
SUED FOR $50, 900.
The mill of the Rawitzer Bros. in Stafford
Springs was attached yesterday for $50, 600
in suit for damages, which is brought by
John Lennon of Meriden through his attor
neys, Pigott, Pardee & Ingersoll of this city
The writ is returna5le to the Superior court
in this city on the first Tuesday of Novem
Der. Rawitzer Bros concern is very
wealthy one. They have big mill in Meri
den, larger one in Stafford Springs and 6
wholesale house in New York. On the 1911
} of November last John Lennon, who wai
employed in the Meriden mill, was terribly
injured while trying to operate the elevator
in the mill. Through some defect in the ele
vator machinery he was dragged down the
shaft and had his back broken. He lived
} but of course he has been confined to his bee
} ever since and is entirely incapacitated